Player Career

Bryson Barnes Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Bryson Barnes story

Bryson Barnes built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a quarterback from Milford, UT, spending time with Utah and Utah State. The clearest part of Bryson Barnes' career was his passing role: 5,683 passing yards, 47 touchdown passes, 783 attempts, and 1,673 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1,673 rushing yards, 7 receiving yards, and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Bryson Barnes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Utah

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Utah State

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202020212022202220232023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonUtah0———
2021 PostseasonUtah33992.333
2022 PostseasonUtah546678513
2022 Regular SeasonUtah5466780
2023 PostseasonUtah1,84956.321.71,303
2023 Regular SeasonUtah1,84956.321.70
2024 Regular SeasonUtah State1,38661.221.5-463
2025 PostseasonUtah State3,54264.342.62,156
2025 Regular SeasonUtah State3,54264.342.60

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Utah to Utah StateP4 to G5/FCS85.4Dec 4, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Colorado State

Week 14 · L 37-42 · Conference game

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

374

Total Offense

88.5 takeover

374 total offense with 65.6 efficiency.

Game stats

#2

vs No. 118 San José State

Week 8 · W 30-25 · Conference game

380

Total Offense

85.7 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

380 total offense with 73.1 efficiency.

Game stats

#3

@ No. 57 UNLV

Week 12 · L 26-29 · Conference game

380

Total Offense

85.3 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

380 total offense with 65.6 efficiency.

Game stats

#4

@ Arizona

Week 12 · L 18-42 · Conference game

364

Total Offense

84.7 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

364 total offense with 54.2 efficiency.

Game stats

#5

vs No. 80 Air Force

Week 3 · W 49-30 · Conference game

331

Total Offense

84.4 takeover

Win with 331 yards of offense and 76.7 efficiency.

331 total offense with 76.7 efficiency.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Utah State

3,542 primary output · 64.3 efficiency · 42.6 usage

84.2

#2

2025 Regular Season · Utah State

84.2

3,542 primary · 64.3 efficiency · 42.6 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Utah

55.6

1,849 primary · 56.3 efficiency · 21.7 usage

Milestones

7

250+ passing yards

9

300+ total offense

10

3+ TD games

23

Above avg efficiency

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